He said the central bank planned no new financial operations to raise reserves, which briefly fell in November during a political crisis when the prime minister offered his resignation in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia, straining the Lebanese pound's ... more»

Lebanon's parliament is under pressure to approve the budget before the Paris conference, which it is expected to do. The draft, with a deficit matching last year's at 7.3 trillion Lebanese pounds ($4.8 billion; Dh17.62 billion), demonstrated a ... more»

He said the central bank planned no new financial operations to raise reserves, which briefly fell in November during a political crisis when the prime minister offered his resignation in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia, straining the Lebanese pound's ... more»